G/TBT/N/THA/667  
18 July 2022  
(22-5446) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Office of The Consumer Protection Board  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
WTO/TBT  Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: https://www.tisi.go.th  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Products 
containing Lasers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Notification of the Committee on Labels, entit led Determination of Products Containing 
Lasers as Label -Controlled Products; (3 page(s), in Thai and English)  
6. Description of content:  Products containing Lasers, which means products or 
equipment containing lasers that can be clearly visible and invisible, shall be prescribed 
as label -controlled products  (excluding medical devices, arms control, and equipment 
used in the manufacturing and construction industries ). 
The label of label -controlled products shall specify the statement, figure, artifici al mark, 
or image as appropriate which shall not cause misunderstandings about the essence of 
the products and shall be displayed clearly visible and legible in Thai language or a foreign 
language accompanied by Thai language . 
The details of label -controll ed products must be specified such as: name of category or 
type of product, name or trademark, name of the manufacturing country, usage, price, 
date of manufacture, and warnings.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/THA/667  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Consumer Protection Act, B.E.2522 (1979)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After 120 days following the date of its publication 
in the Government Gazette.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@ti si.mail.go.th  
Website: https://www.tisi.go.th  
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